Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سرع
Qur'an Occurrences
23 times across 14 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root سرع across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root سرع (srE) primarily means to quicken or hasten. It can be used transitively, like "he quickened his pace," or intransitively, meaning "he made haste.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-r-ʿ
Listen: سِرَاعًا 70:43
Root letters: س — ر — ع

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

All word forms derived from the root سرع as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Noun 14× Verb

Concordance — 23 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root سرع appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Noun (14) · Verb (9)

Noun (14 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:21 Noun
وَإِذَاۤ أَذَقۡنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ضَرَّاۤءَ مَسَّتۡهُمۡ إِذَا لَهُم مَّكۡرࣱ فِیۤ ءَایَاتِنَاۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ أَسۡرَعُ مَكۡرًاۚ إِنَّ رُسُلَنَا یَكۡتُبُونَ مَا تَمۡكُرُونَ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when We give the people a taste of mercy after adversity has touched them, at once they conspire against Our verses. Say, " Allah is swifter in strategy." Indeed, Our messengers record that which you conspir
The Thunder 13:41 Noun
أَوَ لَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ أَنَّا نَأۡتِی ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنۡ أَطۡرَافِهَاۚ وَٱللَّهُ یَحۡكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكۡمِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ۝٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account
Abraham 14:51 Noun
لِیَجۡزِیَ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفۡسࣲ مَّا كَسَبَتۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So that Allah will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allah is swift in account
The Light 24:39 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوۤا۟ أَعۡمَـٰلُهُمۡ كَسَرَابِۭ بِقِیعَةࣲ یَحۡسَبُهُ ٱلظَّمۡءَانُ مَاۤءً حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَهُۥ لَمۡ یَجِدۡهُ شَیۡءࣰا وَوَجَدَ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ فَوَفَّىٰهُ حِسَابَهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds Allah before Him, and He will pay him in full his due; and Allah is swift in account
The Cow 2:202 Noun
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمۡ نَصِیبࣱ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوا۟ۚ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِیعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ۝٢٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those will have a share of what they have earned, and Allah is swift in account

Derived Forms (8)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
سَرِيعُ sariyʿu Noun
يُسَٰرِعُونَ yusariʿuwna Verb
سِرَاعًا siraāʿanā Noun
أَسْرَعُ ʾaasraʿu Noun
نُسَارِعُ nusaāriʿu Verb
لَسَرِيعُ lasariyʿu Noun
وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ wasaāriʿuwā Verb
وَيُسَٰرِعُونَ wayusariʿuwna Verb